Country: | Seychelles |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1998 Seychellois general election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2006 Seychellois presidential election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | 31 August–2 September 2001 |
Registered: | 59,994 |
Turnout: | 85.25% |
Image1: | France-Albert René, June 2014.jpg |
Nominee1: | France-Albert René |
Party1: | FPPS |
Running Mate1: | James Michel |
Popular Vote1: | 27,223 |
Percentage1: | 54.19% |
Nominee2: | Wavel Ramkalawan |
Party2: | Seychelles National Party |
Popular Vote2: | 22,581 |
Running Mate2: | Annette Georges |
Percentage2: | 44.95% |
President | |
Before Election: | France-Albert René |
Before Party: | FPPS |
After Election: | France-Albert René |
After Party: | FPPS |
Presidential elections were held in Seychelles on 31 August and 2 September 2001. They were won by the incumbent president, France-Albert René, who beat his nearest rival Wavel Ramkalawan by just under 5,000 votes.